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SPARROW, GERALD: : NO OTHER ELEPHANT

LONDON.JARROLD,1961.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.Neat,ink owner name+date (same year as publication) to ffe but no price-clip to BIRO,pictorial illustrated dw/dj.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/dj edges,miniscule bumping/rubbing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and upper board's two corners,and a miniscule nick/closed tear to rear board's vertical edge of dw/dj flap,with lightly grubbed rear panel.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and lightly aged with some minimal foxing/ spotting;fore-edge considerably cleaner but also minimally foxed/spotted,contents bright,tight and very,very clean. Unblemished,clean,green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and generally clean,plain white endpapers with minimal off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-191pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list,author preface,17 chapters and an epilogue. Those who are interested in elephants will be captivated by this true story of Pra Chorn,a king among elephants,and his young English master,Henry Paget,whom the author,Gerald Sparrow,met when on his way to take up his post as Judge in the International Court in Bangkok. The story of Henry's runaway romance with a daughter of the Prince of Chiengmai and their terrifying escape with Pra Chorn from the Japanese invaders could only have been written by a man intimately acquainted with life in North Siam who himself played a part in the Siamese story.The descriptions of the teak forests, the "other Kingdom" of the big cats,the bear and the barking deer, dominated by the huge,almost primeval figure of Pra Chorn,are taken from life and have the impact of complete authenticity. Since April,2013,and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.